Philippine Expeditionary Force (VIII Corps)
Corps · United States · from May 25, 1898
Wesley Merritt's army sent to the Philippines, which took Manila from Spain.
View on map Fought in Spanish-American War
Movements
- May 25, 1898 First expedition sails from San Francisco Map
- June 1, 1898 Honolulu Map
- June 13, 1898 At sea, the Pacific (route and date approximate) Map
- June 20, 1898 Capture of Guam USS Charleston takes Guam on the way Map
- June 27, 1898 At sea, the Philippine Sea (route and date approximate) Map
- June 30, 1898 – July 28, 1898 Lands at Cavite Map
- July 29, 1898 – August 12, 1898 Camp Dewey before Manila Map
- August 13, 1898 Battle of Manila (1898) Takes Manila Map